Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale July 5 due the 4th of July Holiday

Compared to last week, 600-700 lbs heifers sold 5.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate to heavy.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.77/cwt on 612 head.

Average price

$212.77

612 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$23.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.50

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	220.27	1,218	416
Medium and Large 1-2	546	196.84	1,074	196

One grade step is worth $23.44/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale612 hd

212.77

—

MO average17 barns · 11,003 hd

226.27

−13.50

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,701	118.03	2,008	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	93.46	1,420	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	93.34	1,064	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	979	78.05	764	28

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,225	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$1,024	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	737	$860	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 lots · USDA AMS · Farmington Regional Stockyards - Farmington, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	176.25/cwt	169.00–206.00	1,209	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	211	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	288.99/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,517	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	629	264.41/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,663	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	291.85/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,205	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	810	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	666	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,439	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	232.01/cwt	220.00–241.00	981	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	188.63/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,475	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	202.39/cwt	192.00–215.00	1,257	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	224.41/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,290	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	237.19/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,276	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	580	272.41/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,580	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	468	290.59/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,360	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	246.58/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,161	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	229.09/cwt	220.00–247.00	997	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	233.74/cwt	220.00–247.00	792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	208.01/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,425	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	184.17/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,289	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	269.11/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,542	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	221.48/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,579	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	244.86/cwt	227.00–260.00	926	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	268.20/cwt	253.00–277.00	1,263	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	272.39/cwt	256.00–282.00	1,160	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	262.84/cwt	250.00–279.00	1,401	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	517	285.47/cwt	277.00–295.00	1,476	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	239.81/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,595	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	239.27/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,500	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	624	266.60/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,664	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	718	222.70/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,599	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	595	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,703	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	281.03/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,062	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	180.74/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,220	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	828	175.12/cwt	164.00–183.00	1,450	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,045	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	233.41/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,116	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	257.06/cwt	255.00–260.00	964	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	89.50/cwt	85.00–92.00	992	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	89.95/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,450	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,113	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	95.62/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,101	36
Bulls	—	—	1,740	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,601	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	84.32/cwt	80.00–87.00	887	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	71.78/cwt	64.00–78.00	650	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	96.09/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,393	8
Bulls	—	—	1,696	121.28/cwt	115.00–125.00	2,057	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	750	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	737	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,094	1,367.05/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,367	7
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	863	726.61/head	700.00–760.00	727	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	850	1,023.82/head	875.00–1,150.00	1,024	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	201.25/cwt	182.00–215.00	964	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	181.66/cwt	177.00–184.00	1,342	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,084	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,260	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,155	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	725	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	220.38/cwt	217.00–222.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	203.84/cwt	190.00–222.00	874	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	146.24/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	238.30/cwt	220.00–247.00	794	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	186.85/cwt	172.00–200.00	1,166	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	224.60/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,175	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	229.00/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,106	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	161.16/cwt	152.00–170.00	1,330	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	222.55/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,260	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	165.96/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	204.31/cwt	187.00–220.00	1,066	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	199.28/cwt	180.00–217.00	1,142	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	211.95/cwt	200.00–220.00	831	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	205.62/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,386	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	207.43/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,309	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	191.41/cwt	182.00–201.00	1,491	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	239.69/cwt	222.00–249.00	920	19

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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